Vintage Simplicity 8146

How about a short and sweet post for a change? This is my final (for now, at least) project from Jess’s latest modal rayon designs that she did for Cloud9 Fabrics. This is the Magic Touch print from her Orderly Fashion line.

The pattern I used was vintage Simplicity 8146. It has an elastic waist and not really a lot of fitting to it.

She wanted an above-the-knee length with no ruffle. Easy. So the only adjustment was the usual 2” added to the bodice to accommodate her long torso. Here we have it!

The only real detail was the opening at the top of the back, which fastened with an elastic loop (think hair elastic) and a cute little button that happened to be perfect for that print.

That back detail turned out to be the hardest part of the pattern, and actually it could’ve been omitted because Jess said she didn’t need to use it to get into the dress. 🙄 But it’s worth it for the cuteness factor, plus she’ll never have a problem determining the front from the back. Ha! 

She loves the dress, it fit perfectly, and to quote her, “It’s so comfy and breezy to wear!” Yes, that modal rayon is a great fabric for summer. I love the dress, too - it’s my favorite outfit that I’ve made from these fabrics.

I’m caught up blogging my sewing completions now. I have a bag project in the works, but I think my brain has lost some of its bag construction thinking. I’ve made the dumbest mistakes ever since I started it! Nothing that wasn’t correctable, thankfully… just gave my seam ripper a good workout. That’s what they’re for, right?

Bonnie Woven Top #2 with Fumeterre Skirt #3

When I made the first Bonnie Woven Top that I showed you here, I mentioned that Jess said it was wearable but was just a bit small across the back and the armholes were also slightly small. We had plans for me to make another one out of a different print from her Orderly Fashion line of rayon, so I enlisted some help from a friend who drafts her own patterns, since I could only guess on how to do it myself. She KNEW, and she was gracious enough to tell me how to alter the pattern for a better fit. So here’s the second Bonnie Woven Top in the Day Shift design.

The first top I made was flared a little at the bottom, and Jess thought it’d be better if it had straight sides for wearing with a matching skirt. That part was easy.

BTW, that print match-up in the back was totally accidental! I love when that happens!

Here’s my third Fumeterre Skirt. If you recall, I made two of them last summer, which you can see here.

This one is shorter, otherwise the same as the tiger one. I like that pattern, as it goes together so nicely. It’s a lot of sewing and seam finishing, because there are eight panels, but it’s easy. I was quite pleased with the zipper installation.

Below is the photo I took at home before mailing it to Jess.

Then it was quite a long wait to get photos from her. Unfortunately, she and Alex both got covid - UGH! So of course Jess didn’t feel much like modeling. They didn’t get terribly sick, thankfully, and they’re well again now. Here she is, modeling the outfit which turned out to be a perfect fit - yay!!

 

In the pic below you can see that there’s just enough room in that armhole.

Now that I have the pattern adjusted to fit, I’d gladly make the top again, as it goes together easily (thanks to the StyleARC update mentioned in that earlier post).

So that’s done… AND so is the next project in Orderly Fashion! It’s on its way to Jess right now, so hopefully I can show it to you before too long. 

Now I’m really feeling like making another bag. My new machine has been sitting pretty idle during all this rayon sewing, and it needs a workout! I already have a pattern and fabrics chosen. :)